I droped in a drag 3 on my gsr, soon after my rings went. My car has only 20,000 miles. I'm planning on going with 9.0 to 1 JE piston with Eagle rods. I'm about to send my block to a machine shop to get it honed, should i get it bored or should i keep the stock bore? What do your guys recomend for my rebuild? Any tips and hints are greatly accepted. I want the car to be a reliable daily driver. Thanks in advance.

 

go to 81.5 its will be little more torque but it will work good.

 

my question is... Do i have to get it bored out? Cause i got the je pistons w/ stock bore on the way already.

 

If the JE's are a factory bore, then you shouldn't need to bore it out (least that's what i'd think), just rehone the sleeves. Anybody else?

 

if its factory bore just rehone and make cross patter hone better ring seating. make sure you use the JE rings or factory rings not that total seal bullshit....

 

things like that is what i need to know thanks guys. anyone else??

 

you're getting advice from a guy that has a 9 second car, who else would you want advice from?

 

what kind of bearing and gaskets do i need to get for the rebuild? i'm asking, because this is something new to me. i need as much help as possible. once again thanks

 

damn, I still have the goose bumps from the last run...

 

its new to me also, man. I say all honda OEM parts. The only thing that you might consider is some different head gasket manufacturers, but only if you need to vary compression or running high high boost.

stan, same here, then i think about a 9-second battery and i start to laugh.


[Modified by falconGSR, 9:20 PM 11/8/2001]

 

Would it be beneficial to bore it out anymore for a race car? Or stick with the 81.5mm bore?

 

Go nuts, and do it right the fist time...
Eagle rods, JE pistons (stock bore), full rebuild on the bottom end (balanced, and with new bearings and fun stuff like that), stock honda headgasket.
Hondata 2b and some RC 440's so you can *feel* safe that you are supplying your new, expensive bottom end with the proper amount of fuel. (Then take the car to the track and make ur $$ back...)

Tom
good luck man.

 

If you want to run more boost I would suggest having sleeved. I would not have it bored out, the sleeves are already the weaklink in the setup.

 

i'm looking to run 14 psi max.